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Complexity-Simplified

Complexity Simplifiedby Michael DoyleOf all the things I have in life reservedThe right to peacefulness is deservedI have no need for people who like to cause stressAnd this is something I will readily address2024 will be a year of peace … Continue reading →

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Sharp Edges

Sharp Edgesby Michael DoyleThe last eight years have been like a thrown gauntletBetween the sadness and anger, it’s been a punch in the gutThat serves best to divide this nation and world’s mindsIt is as if we’ve left our optimism … Continue reading →

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First Principles: For God So Loved the World That He Gave His One and Only Son, That Whoever Believes In Him Shall Not Perish But Have Eternal Life

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”– John 3:16

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The World Is Full of Dreamers

The World Is Full of Dreamersby Michael DoyleThe world’s history is played out on stagesSome of which have filled a thousand pagesBut these pages are the stuff of unequal dreamsThose who dream by daylight do so as it seemsNot with … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree Lane

Christmas Tree Laneby Michael DoyleLife can throw its curve ballsYet, still, it is that Christmas callsWith Christmas lights bringing good cheerEven when a little sadness nearsA smile offered over a little wineHelps to smooth the edgy linesBringing joy and times … Continue reading →

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Truth of War

Truth of Warby Michael DoyleMost of the world’s problems start with warIt’s a noteworthy thing that it takes moreThen dreamy words offering a shallow victoryTo come out on the winning side of historyMany a fool has believed themselves betterWhen cooler … Continue reading →

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Each Moment’s Thankfulness

Each Moment’s Thankfulnessby Michael DoyleIn this world folded into blindnessToo many have forgotten kindnessI think it begins with gratitudeLooking on the world with right attitudeBefore this, there is the participationThat slowly seeps into relaxationPeace comes with every breath takenAllowing this … Continue reading →

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A Split Decision Left Standing

A Split Decision Leaves Us Standingby Michael DoyleIn self-awareness, we look into the mirrorUnwilling to walk this world in errorBut instead, seeking to understand, not undermineUnderstanding first as the defining lineLoving one another as part of our worshipPaul and Barnabas … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Need Acts of Restoration, Not Only For Polluted Waters and Degraded Lands, But Also For Our Relationship To the World

“We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live, so that when we walk through the world we … Continue reading →

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In This Dance

In This Danceby Michael DoyleEven rivers know to ramble slowlyThe end comes soon enoughIf in the end, this world knows meSomeday, that will be enoughIn the interrupted dream shades of the nightI wander alone through this twilightBreathless as the thoughts … Continue reading →

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